Back to School Digital Citizenship

Introduction

They’re baaack! Ready or not another school year is upon us. Starting this year, Area 66 and the eMerge team will be making posts each month containing resources relating to different topics. These posts will be centered around a theme and show you various related tools. For August, the theme is getting started with technology in your classroom. As part of that, we are providing some tips and conversation started related to digital citizenship.

iPad Setup

For directions on setting up your students iPads for the 2015-16 school year, click here.

Back to School Tech Chat Resources

Digital Etiquette

Safe Searching

Classroom Routines and App Downloads

One of the most important things you can do as a teacher to ensure a smooth running classroom is to establish routines for the use of technology. Just like you spend time to teach things such as signing up for lunch, using the restroom and transitioning to specials, you should also teach tech procedures.

Procedures to teach:

Picking up and putting away iPads

Transitioning between rooms with iPads

Do you allow students to download apps?

What to do if they come across inappropriate website / app

Getting and maintaining student attention

This month’s posting was developed with input from eMerge members Dustin Carlson and Matt Kock.